PHIL 225 - Prisons and Punishment

Institution:

University of San Francisco

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Description:

In this course, students will examine philosophical justifications for punishment and the morality of imprisonment, as well as the genealogy of the prison-industrial complex. As a Service Learning course, students engage in community service with one of a number of Bay Area prisoner-support or prison-activist organizations.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.usfca.edu/

Phone Number:

(415) 422-5555

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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